Nikon patent describes fisheye lens for different formats

RSSNewsRobot · 17th January 2007

Photographer and software developer Jarle Aasland recently discovered that Nikon has developed - and patented - interesting lens technology meant to enable the use of a single fisheye lens on cameras with different-size film or digital sensors, all the while retaining an angle of view of 170 degrees or more.

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zaxh81 · 17th January 2007

Interesting,maybe they are coming with a newer fisheye lens.

lsisaxon · 17th January 2007

Originally Posted by zaxh81

Interesting,maybe they are coming with a newer fisheye lens.

I think it might signal that Nikon is probably ready to go FF while retaining the DX format. That would be the only reason why Nikon would need a Fisheye lens that covers different formats.

blazer_workz · 17th January 2007

Originally Posted by lsisaxon

I think it might signal that Nikon is probably ready to go FF while retaining the DX format. That would be the only reason why Nikon would need a Fisheye lens that covers different formats.

Retain or obsolete still a mystery..

17th January 2007	#1
RSSNewsRobot Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,176	Nikon patent describes fisheye lens for different formats Photographer and software developer Jarle Aasland recently discovered that Nikon has developed - and patented - interesting lens technology meant to enable the use of a single fisheye lens on cameras with different-size film or digital sensors, all the while retaining an angle of view of 170 degrees or more. More...

17th January 2007	#2
zaxh81 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Earth Posts: 4,383	Re: Nikon patent describes fisheye lens for different formats Interesting,maybe they are coming with a newer fisheye lens.